title: Comparability of reasons for cesarean sections in patient records and mothers' interviews.
abstract: Reasons for cesarean sections from three different data sources were compared. One hundred mothers were interviewed, their patient records were read, and the discharge diagnoses were noted. In about 70% of cases at least two of the data sources gave similar reasons for cesarean section, but when all three sources were compared, in only one-third was information similar. These figures cast doubt on the utility of recorded indications in studying reasons for cesarean sections.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hemminki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Löfgren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008499:Medical Records; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy